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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.001001
Energy at 298.15K-255.000401
HF Energy-254.881990
Nuclear repulsion energy46.438227
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2139 2055 2.82      
2 Σ 366 352 60.86      
3 Π 122 118 12.04      
3 Π 122 118 12.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1374.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1321.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.15316

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.690
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.860
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.560

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16952.2504
N21.16953.4199
Na32.25043.4199

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.382      
2 N -0.229      
3 Na 0.611      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 10.941 10.941
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.382 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.382 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.943
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.719 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.719 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.439
Polar
3z2-r26.878
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.531 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.531 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.869


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.986
(<r2>)1/2 7.999

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.004303
Energy at 298.15K-255.004056
HF Energy-254.886819
Nuclear repulsion energy51.640635
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 2058 1977 19.80      
2 A' 377 362 66.88      
3 A' 185 178 8.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1309.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1258.6 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.90425 0.27586 0.24095

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.086 0.646 0.000
N2 0.000 1.106 0.000
Na3 -0.592 -1.056 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17892.3904
N21.17892.2417
Na32.39042.2417

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 82.382 C1 Na3 N2 29.262
N2 C1 Na3 68.355
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.397      
2 N -0.275      
3 Na 0.671      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.665 -7.481 0.000 8.816
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.836 3.428 0.000
y 3.428 -14.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.361
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.011 3.428 0.000
y 3.428 4.310 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.299
Polar
3z2-r2-0.598
x2-y2-5.548
xy3.428
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.501 -0.073 0.000
y -0.073 4.144 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.482


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.988
(<r2>)1/2 6.707

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.001027
Energy at 298.15K-255.000219
HF Energy-254.884988
Nuclear repulsion energy48.611343
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2092 2011 93.22      
2 Σ 405 389 70.49      
3 Π 54 52 4.42      
3 Π 54 52 4.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1302.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1251.9 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.17574

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.858
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.680
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.446

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17743.3037
N21.17742.1263
Na33.30372.1263

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.398      
2 N -0.376      
3 Na 0.775      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 11.095 11.095
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.481
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.445 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.445 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.889
Polar
3z2-r21.779
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.538 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.636


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.611
(<r2>)1/2 7.590